Job Description

Salary: £39,862 - £41,771 per annum

Hours per week: 37 hours

Interview date: To be confirmed following shortlisting

At Wiltshire Council, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our HR service helps managers handle employee relations confidently, fairly and lawfully. We are looking for an experienced Senior HR Advisor to join our Employee Relations team.

This role suits someone who enjoys complexity and takes pride in resolving challenging employee relations matters. You will manage a varied caseload, providing clear, confident and practical HR advice to senior managers and headteachers.

You will work proactively with services to identify and manage risk early, reduce delays and support effective case management and sound decision making. The role covers disciplinary, absence, safeguarding, restructuring and change cases, alongside employment tribunal support and close working with legal colleagues.

As a trusted adviser, you will influence and shape outcomes, explain options and risks clearly, and help deliver positive solutions. You will also support the wider team through mentoring advisers and contributing to policy and practice.

You will bring strong experience of complex employee relations casework, up to date knowledge of employment law, and the confidence to work at pace in a unionised environment.

Why us?

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Find out more about Our Identity, staff networks, and employee benefits here

Our hybrid working model means office staff are on site for at least half their hours, community-based staff carry out at least half their admin time in a workplace, and customer‑facing roles work entirely from their service location.

We are committed to creating a workplace where positive relationships thrive and everyone feels engaged, supported and able to do their best. We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect, guided by our vision and Our Identity.

Contact details

Helen Strong, HR Employee Relations Service Manager at Helen.Strong@wiltshire.gov.uk

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Application criteria

Please download and read the and person specificationcarefully before you apply.

We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services.

Statement of commitment to equality and inclusion

Disability Confident Employer

Application process

Wiltshire Council does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate details from recruitment agencies that are not appointed under a current, valid contract or approved supplier arrangement (including through our neutral vendor, Comensura).

Submission of unsolicited CVs or candidate details to the Council, whether directly or to individual employees, will not be considered as an introduction and will not create any obligation on the Council to pay any fees. If a candidate whose details have been submitted speculatively is subsequently appointed through a compliant route, no agency fee will be payable in respect of the unsolicited submission.

Agencies wishing to work with the Council must do so only via our approved procurement processes and neutral vendor arrangements.